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Adam_Aronow_842
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Nimbostratusmodifying data group with PowerShell
Hi. I have a Data Group set up with some string records in BIG-IP version 10.0.1. I'm trying to modify the existing records using PowerShell, but I can't figure out the syntax.
The entries look like this:
available|true
basemessage|A stock message
additionalmessage|An optional message
The value of the "additionalmessage" entry will change frequently.
What commands can I use to
- Toggle the first entry to "available|false"
- Change the value of the "additionalmessage" entry, without having to know its present value
I tried using an external file with key-value pairs, but I couldn't get that to work.
I am relatively new to F5 configuration, and only a dabbler in PowerShell. I'm much better with VBScript, but unfortunately that won't work for this purpose.
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Adam_Aronow_842Addendum: I'd also be open to using Python.
What I'm trying to accomplish is to have an easily-scriptable way to tell an iRule to display a "site not available" maintenance page, with an optional message about the length or cause of the outage.
I might have to resort to using a Bash script running on the F5 itself, and script calling it through PuTTY. But that's not really my first choice.
hoolioCirrostratus
Hi Adam,
Better late than never? Here's a related post and article for handling data groups using PowerShell and iControl:
http://devcentral.f5.com/Community/GroupDetails/tabid/1082223/asg/51/aft/31535/showtab/groupforums/Default.aspx
http://devcentral.f5.com/Tutorials/TechTips/tabid/63/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/204/iControl-101--13--Data-Groups.aspx
Aaron
